Water Resources Sector Strategy : Strategic Directions for World Bank Engagement

In 1993 the Board of the World Bank endorsed a Water Resources Management Policy Paper (WRMPP). In that paper, and in this Strategy, water resources management comprises the institutional framework (legal, regulatory and organizational roles), management instruments (regulatory and financial), and the development, maintenance and operation of infrastructure (including water storage structures and conveyance, wastewater treatment, and watershed protection). The 1993 Policy Paper reflected the broad global consensus that was forged during the Rio Earth Summit of 1992. This consensus stated that modern water resources management should be based on three fundamental principles (known as the Dublin Principles). First is the ecological principle which argues that independent management of water by different water-using sectors is not appropriate, that the river basin should be the unit of analysis, that land and water need to be managed together and that much greater attention needs to be paid to the environment. Second is the institutional principle, which argues that water resources management is best done when all stakeholders participate, including the state, the private sector and civil society; that women need to be included; and that resource management should respect the principle of subsidiarity, with actions taken at the lowest appropriate level. Third is the instrument principle, which argues that water is a scarce resource and that greater use needs to be made of incentives and economic principles in improving allocation and enhancing quality.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2004
Subjects:	WATER RESOURCES, STRATEGIES, METHODOLOGY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY REDUCTION, WATER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, DAMS, BUSINESS PRACTICES, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, FINANCING, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SOCIAL ISSUES, INVESTMENTS, WATER UTILITIES, POOR PEOPLE, INFRASTRUCTURE, DRAINAGE, PARTNERSHIP, ENERGY, ACCOUNTABILITY, POLLUTION CONTROL, GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS, FINANCIAL COSTS AQUIFERS, BASIN DEVELOPMENT, BOREHOLES, CANALS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, CONSTRUCTION, DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DROUGHT, DUBLIN PRINCIPLE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EFFECTIVE STRATEGY, FARMERS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISH, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, GROUNDWATER STORAGE, INCOME, INTERBASIN TRANSFERS, INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS, INTERNATIONAL WATERS, IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT, LAKES, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MANAGING WATER RESOURCES, MUNICIPAL USE, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRECIPITATION, PUMPING, QUALITY OF WATER, RAINFALL, RAINFALL VARIABILITY, RECHARGE, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RIPARIAN, RIPARIAN COUNTRIES, RIVER BASIN, RIVER BASINS, RIVERS, RURAL WATER, SCARCITY OF WATER, SEA, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, SERVICE DELIVERY, SMALL DAMS, STORAGE CAPACITY, USE OF WATER, UTILITIES, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER LAW, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, WATER NEED, WATER PARTNERSHIP, WATER QUALITY, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SECTOR, WATER SERVICE, WATER STORAGE, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TABLES, WATER USE, WATER USER, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATERSHED, WELLS, WETLANDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3886596/water-resources-sector-strategy-strategic-directions-world-bank-engagement https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15013
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